American Style

The world’s richest country is imitated and emulated a lot. At American Style, it’s burgers that face the test. With diner-style seating and huge black and white prints of rock

BANTHAI

Before Banthai, “world cuisine” used to mean ordering a pizza. It’s been serving authentic Thai food to curious Icelanders for 14 years. Hopefully it is no longer the curiosi

Skólabrú

It was snowing when we arrived at Skólabrú. Once we climbed up the stairs and were nestled snugly inside this old schoolhouse from 1906, it was cosy and comforting to […]

Bezt í Heimi: The Truck

Bezt í Heimi: The Truck at Prikið You can use the Icelandic “vörubíll” if you want, but everyone will look at you funny. No, when you enter Prikið at the […]

Café Cultura

If you’re an immigrant living in this country, you have probably been to Cultura. It’s inside the Alþjóðahúsið (Intercultural Centre) and is usually one of the first stops

Thorvaldsen

It’s hard to be objective about a place when you’ve been so many times before and have already formed some conclusions. When eating rather than clubbing here, it’s still the

Carpe Diem

Never heard of it? I hadn’t either. Although it’s been around over ten years, attached to the Foss Hotel on Rauðarárstígur, the place hasn’t generated enough chatter for i

Austurlanda hraðlestin

Let’s first get one thing straight – Indian food in Iceland is not like in the UK; it is less spicy, more difficult to find, and inevitably more expensive. Of […]

B5

I approached with trepidation, the usual clichés at the ready: “trendy and upscale bar-bistro with modern and chic Scandinavian design”. Does Reykjavík really need another on

Sjávarkjallarinn

If you splurge on one meal out this year, make it at the Seafood Cellar. This dining experience is so enjoyable that everyone should know about it. That’s actually how […]

Bezt i Heimi: Krua Thai

A Chinese friend of mine once told me that the quality of a Chinese restaurant is directly proportionate to the number of Chinese people dining there on any given evening. [&hellip

LAUGA ÁS

It’s the kind of place your parents could have been going to religiously every Monday for the last 20 years. Lauga Ás proudly proclaims itself the oldest restaurant in Reykjaví

OLIVER

There seem to be three things that are crucial to the successful running of the bistro-bars that are ubiquitous in Reykjavík: 1. Good food, preferably served with artistically dri

SIGGI HALL

Next to the menu on display outside Siggi Hall is a selection of quotes from various illustrious sources: “The food is amazing” (CNN); “Might be worth a trip to Iceland [&hel

Bezt í Heimi:Hornið: The Chianti in wicker kind of classy

How do you take a quaint restaurant with the kind of consistently good Italian that always goes with the Chianti that comes in a wicker basket? Well, you make it […]

REYKJAVÍK BAGEL COMPANY

Now, then. To finish the reviews, quite shortly: There was the bagel place. It does serve fine bagels, in a bagel-like environment, the standard one – the bagel industry seems [&

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TVEIR FISKAR

And finally, the exquisite Tveir fiskar, the expensive one, this week, where everybody seemed to be speaking French. Great fish. Great chocolate soufflé. Sophisticated waiters, ye

Apótek

Suddenly I realized what it looked and felt like: An airport! More specifically: Any airport or even: the any airport. What is aimed at with the white walls, stainless steel, [&hel

pasta basta

Why would a place called Pasta Basta try to de-ehmphasize its Italian background and place fish and steak in the foreground of its menu, but cut the pizza variations down […